Founded in 1917, and severely persecuted in the 1950s, this movement whose story is told in a new scholarly book by Melissa Inouye, accepted to join the Three-Self Church—but is now at risk again.
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Article 300: CCP’s Secret Weapon of Religious Persecution
A study of 200 court decisions published in the scholarly Journal of CESNUR demonstrates that living a normal religious life in a banned group is enough to go to jail in China.
September 22: First Anniversary of the Vatican-China Deal
Time for a sober assessment of the agreement. While it would be excessive to state that all Chinese Catholics oppose it, its application is problematic, dissident priests are persecuted, and underlying theological issues on religious liberty remains unsolved.
Missionary and Martyr: Father Friedrich Hüttermann (1888–1945)
The story of a German priest who became a key figure in the Catholic missions to Shandong before being killed in 1945.
Xunsiding Church: The Rise and Fall of a House Church
The exemplary tale of a seventy-year old house church in Xiamen, Fujian, whose glorious existence was brutally terminated by the CCP.
Sola Fide (Justification by Faith) House Churches in China
Increasingly persecuted, members of these conservative Protestant churches are fleeing China in growing numbers.
Jehovah’s Witnesses and Freemasonry: Accusations in China and the Historical Record
Government-controlled Three-Self Churches Accuse the Jehovah’s Witnesses to be related to Freemasonry. But they misunderstand the Witnesses’ early history.
The Church of Almighty God / Eastern Lightning: 10 False Myths
Most of what you find on the Internet about The Church of Almighty God is false. Here is why, and where to look for more reliable information.
Shouwang Church: The Rise and Fall of Beijing’s Largest Megachurch
After a long resistance, a final crackdown has ended 25 years of history of one of the largest house church congregations in China.
New (Secret) Sinicization Law Hits Chinese Muslims
A new law promises to “sinicize” Chinese Muslims outside Xinjiang in five years. The text is secret, but is already being enforced.